Syrian First Lady’s $63,650 Mid-Conflict Luxury Shopping List

Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad may be fashionable, but she isn’t exactly thoughtful about her image. While her country has spent the last year in the midst of a bloody and tumultuous civil war, according to thousands of personal emails obtained by The Guardian, al-Assad has been shopping up a storm.

Based on The Guardian’ssummary and our parsing of the emails, al-Assad has spent thousands and thousands of dollars on jewelry, shoes, furniture, and art. We’ve handily converted the currencies to U.S. dollars (based on current exchange) so that the full extent of her purchase power is clear. Some of the things she bought:

$13,500 worth of Christian Louboutin shoes, though it’s unclear whether she actually purchased any. In the email, she forwards an exclusive offer to two of friends, noting “these pieces are not made for general public”. Sadly, neither of them went for it, responding, “I don’t think they’re not [sic] going 2 b useful any time soon unfortunately.. And my shoe closet doesn’t need more friends.. So I’m gonna pass as well..”